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VA New Jersey Health Care System

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Contact the VA New Jersey Health Care System

VA New Jersey Health Care System offers a variety of health services to meet the needs of our nation's Veterans. For additional contact information you may also view our phone directory or A to Z List of Services. For Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) services, Dial 711.

Our administrative hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  Emergencies are seen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Review our visiting hours and policies page for visitor hours.

Contacting a Patient

If you come to visit a patient, please see our maps for directions. You may also wish to review our visiting hours and policies page.

If you would like to send a card, gift or flowers to a patient, the mailing addresses are:

Patient Name (Patient Room Number)
c/o VA New Jersey Health Care System
385 Tremont Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07018		 Patient Name (Patient Room Number)
c/o VA New Jersey Health Care System
151 Knollcroft Road
Lyons, NJ 07939

To speak with an inpatient, dial the Medical Center at 973-676-1000 and ask the Telephone Operator to connect you to the veteran's room.

Telephone Care: 1-800-315-7909

Please contact our telephone care line if you need medical advice, have a question about your medication, or need to schedule a non-urgent appointment.

• Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

  • If you would like to schedule, change, or cancel a PRIMARY CARE appointment, press 1.
  • If you would like to speak with someone about your medication refills, check the status of your prescription, or speak to a pharmacist, press 2.
  • If you would like to speak with a nurse or request medical information, press 3.

• Evenings, Weekends and Holidays

  • Dial the VA New York/New Jersey Network Nurses Help Line at 1-800-877-6976.

Schedule an Appointment

To schedule an appointment, please contact us at any of the numbers listed on our appointments page, or visit My HealtheVet.

Patient Representative

If you have a compliments, complaints or other issues which you believe require resolution, please contact one of our patient representatives. Their contact information is available on our customer service page.

Compensation and Pension

To speak with someone in compensation and pension, call 973-676-1000, extension 3007 or 3008.

Release of Information

If you need to get information from your medical records, please contact our Release of Information Office.

Inquiry Routing and Information System

VA has established an inquiry routing and information system which provides answers to frequently-asked questions. You may also use this system to submit a comment, question, or concern.

News Media

Members of the news media should contact our Public Affairs Department at 973-676-1000, extension 1856 or 1211.

Webmaster

To report problems with this website, please contact the Webmaster.

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